Mullu Kurumba is a
Southern Dravidian language
The Dravidian languages (or sometimes Dravidic) are a family of languages spoken by 250 million people, mainly in southern India, north-east Sri Lanka, and south-west Pakistan. Since the colonial era, there have been small but significant ...
closely related to
Malayalam
Malayalam (; , ) is a Dravidian language spoken in the Indian state of Kerala and the union territories of Lakshadweep and Puducherry ( Mahé district) by the Malayali people. It is one of 22 scheduled languages of India. Malayalam wa ...
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Geographical distribution
According to Ethnologue, approximately 25,000 Mullu Kurumba speakers are situated in the
Sulthan Bathery and
Vythiri tahsils in the Wayanad district of Kerala; and the remaining more than 1,000 are situated in Erumad and Cherangodu villages of the
Gudalur Tahsil
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,
Nilgiri District,
Tamil Nadu
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References
Malayalam language
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